Mental Health CMS Exam Version 1 (New
2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A
,QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to intervene for
manipulative behaviors during group therapy?
a) Ignore manipulative behaviors during the session.
b) Discuss consequences of inappropriate behaviors.
c) Bargain with the client regarding established behavioral expectations.
d) Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior occurs.
Answer:
Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior occurs
QUESTION
A client who delivered a healthy newborn 4 weeks ago calls her provider's office and tells the nurse,
"This baby constantly cries. My partner works
all the time, and I can't take any more." Which of the following responses is the nurse's priority?
a). "Tell me about your baby. Where is she now?"
b) "Have you discussed this with your partner?"
c) "Do you have a friend who could help you?"
d) "Having a newborn must be stressful. Do you have other children?
Answer:
Tell me about your baby . Where is she's now?
,QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I'm overwhelmed, and no one understands. I can't take it
anymore." Which of the following responses
should the nurse make first?
a) "Do you have anyone you can talk to about your feelings?"
b) "Are you saying that no one understands your concerns?"
c) "Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
d) "Tell me more about how you are feeling."
Answer:
"Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
QUESTION
A nurse is assisting with a staff education session about legal issues affecting the care of clients who have
mental health diagnoses. Which of the
following examples should the nurse identify as libel?
a) Taking the clothes of a client who is voluntarily admitted so that he cannot leave
b) Threatening to apply restraints on a client who is refusing medication
c) Documenting false Information about a client's substance use history
d) Administering an incorrect dosage of a client's medication
Answer:
Documenting false information about a client's substance use history
QUESTION
A nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is caring for a client who has
bipolar disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, (Click on the exhibit tabs for additional information about the client. There
are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.)
2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A
,QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to intervene for
manipulative behaviors during group therapy?
a) Ignore manipulative behaviors during the session.
b) Discuss consequences of inappropriate behaviors.
c) Bargain with the client regarding established behavioral expectations.
d) Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior occurs.
Answer:
Place the client in seclusion immediately after inappropriate behavior occurs
QUESTION
A client who delivered a healthy newborn 4 weeks ago calls her provider's office and tells the nurse,
"This baby constantly cries. My partner works
all the time, and I can't take any more." Which of the following responses is the nurse's priority?
a). "Tell me about your baby. Where is she now?"
b) "Have you discussed this with your partner?"
c) "Do you have a friend who could help you?"
d) "Having a newborn must be stressful. Do you have other children?
Answer:
Tell me about your baby . Where is she's now?
,QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I'm overwhelmed, and no one understands. I can't take it
anymore." Which of the following responses
should the nurse make first?
a) "Do you have anyone you can talk to about your feelings?"
b) "Are you saying that no one understands your concerns?"
c) "Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
d) "Tell me more about how you are feeling."
Answer:
"Are you thinking of harming yourself?"
QUESTION
A nurse is assisting with a staff education session about legal issues affecting the care of clients who have
mental health diagnoses. Which of the
following examples should the nurse identify as libel?
a) Taking the clothes of a client who is voluntarily admitted so that he cannot leave
b) Threatening to apply restraints on a client who is refusing medication
c) Documenting false Information about a client's substance use history
d) Administering an incorrect dosage of a client's medication
Answer:
Documenting false information about a client's substance use history
QUESTION
A nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is caring for a client who has
bipolar disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
, (Click on the exhibit tabs for additional information about the client. There
are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.)
